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Finding outside scholarships can be hard work, but the payoff is great! It is important to know where to begin on your journey to find additional funding for college.

First, explore your community. Does your hometown have clubs, organizations, community foundations, fire departments, police departments, or churches that award scholarships? It never hurts to ask! Many organizations give scholarship money to students from local high schools, and often these opportunities are not advertised. Read the 20 Ways to Find College Scholarships. To read this you will need to log in with your SALT account. If you don't have one you can sign up for a free account.

Next, check out the page below for scholarship opportunities recommended by us. Also, create an account on scholarship search web services (see list below). Creating an account can help you find scholarships that match your eligibility!

Have you been awarded an outside scholarship?

If so, congratulations! Your next step is to inform our office about the funds you will be receiving. If your scholarship funds will not arrive at PBA before payment is due, please provide us a letter from the scholarship organization stating the amount they will be sending and if the scholarship should be applied to the Fall semester, the Spring semester, or split between both semesters. If a semester is not specified, the scholarship will automatically be split between Fall and Spring. If you have already received a scholarship check, you can mail it to us or stop by the Financial Aid Office so it can be applied to your account. Please mail all scholarship letters and checks to the following address:

$1000 Scholarship Essay Contest 2018 by DustBusterReviews

Amount: $1,000

Eligibility: Student must be an Engineering, Healthcare, or Related Graduate from any reputed University that possess a 3.0 minimum GPA and is 18 years of age at time of applying. The student must have a permanent or current living address in either Canada or United States, have no more than two consecutive gap years in their education and have at least 75% attendance.

$2,500 College Scholarship Opportunity

Amount: $2,500

Eligibility: Must be enrolled at an accredited institution and able to verify enrollment, undergraduates, graduate students, and foreign exchange students welcome to apply, must be 18 years of age or older.

A Place for Mom Scholarship

Amount: $1000

Eligibility: Student must be enrolled in a college, university, or graduate program in a medical, nursing, or social science related major and must be planning on pursuing a career that involves working with senior citizens.

Amazon Student Scholarship Program

Amount: $1000

Eligibility: Students must be US citizens studying in the USA, and should be undergraduate students on full-time courses, of any discipline at an accredited not-for-profit college or university, which either commence or continue from fall 2018. High school seniors and juniors can apply in advance of entering college.

Card Rates.com Financial Futures Scholarship

Amount: $1,000

Eligibility: Applicant must have a 3.5 minimum GPA and is majoring in Business, Accounting, Finance, Mathematics, Management, and others related to the personal finance industry. Applicant must also be a U.S. resident, a current or future college student (e.g., High school senior) and must send in an official transcript.

Chase Rubin Scholarship

Amount: $1000

Eligibility: Student must be a high school senior graduating in 2019 and accepted into an accredited college or university or they are current college students who have not reached their final year of school.

Children of an American Veteran Scholarship

Amount: $1,500

Eligibility: The legal child (natural or adoptive) of a veteran of any branch of U.S. military service. Must have a 3.0 or higher and enrolled in an accredited community college or undergraduate degree program.

Churchill Scholarship

Amount: $5800

Eligibility: Student must be a high school, under grad, graduate or student with disabilities in an accredited school that shows interest in their profession and is involved in a professional category as a volunteer or intern.

Coupons Plus Deals “Save for Future” Scholarship

CRUSH the CPA Exam

Amount: $1000

Eligibility: In order to be considered for this scholarship you must be an actively enrolled college student in the last semester of obtaining your accounting degree or a recent graduate with a final cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher who plans on taking the CPA Exam.

DECASO

Amount: $2500

Eligibility: Open to graduating high school seniors, college undergraduates, and graduate students of any major. Students must be enrolled or planning to enroll at an accredited 2-year, 4-year, or vocational/technical college or university in the U.S.

Giva Scholarship

Amount: $1,000

Eligibility: All students, regardless of major, currently attending a college or university degree program either full or part-time are eligible and encouraged to apply. The award is for school tuition so the scholarship check will be written out to the student's educational institution. Giva employees, family relatives and vendors are not eligible.

Graduate Scholarships

Greater than Gatsby Scholarship

Amount: $10,000

Eligibility: Student must be currently enrolled in an accredited college or university in the U.S. and is majoring in any type of Art with a proof of identity readily available if chosen as the winner.

Green Pal Scholarship

Amount: $2000

Eligibility: Applicant must be a high school senior or currently enrolled full-time in an accredited college in the United States with a 3.5 GPA or higher and must be majored in the college of business, economics, or finance.

Groove Life Scholarship

Amount: $2,000

Eligibility: Students enrolled in an accredited college or university. Scholarship is open to full time students only – 12 or more credit hours at time of deadline. All applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents.

Key Thinkers Scholarship

Amount: $2,500

Eligibility: Must be 18 years old, a US citizen or permanent resident, cumulative GPA of 3.0, and must be enrolled as a full-time student at an accredited college, university or trade school in the U.S.

Kitchen Cabinet Kings Entrepreneur Scholarship

Amount: $5000

Eligibility: Any current college student or incoming freshman enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program in a Spring, Summer, or Fall 2019 semester. Student must be enrolled at an accredited American college, university or trade school.

Lark's Prediabetes Symptoms Scholarship

Amount: $2000

Eligibility: Students who will be enrolled full-time at an accredited college or university during the 2018/2019 academic year, or who are currently enrolled. You may be a current (or just-graduated) high school senior, or a current college/university student.

MakeBeCool Scholarship

Amount: $1000

Eligibility: Applicants must attend a University, College or High School, be recently graduated or High school Juniors or Seniors, and they must be 18 years old, majoring in Marketing in the USA, have an SAT score of 1150 or an ACT score of 27 and have a 3.5 GPA before graduating.

Petkey

Photographer Academic Scholarship

Amount: $1000

Eligibility: You must be a recently accepted high-school student, undergraduate or graduate student from an accredited college/university in the United States. You must be able to provide proof of your identity if you are chosen as the winner. Qualified ID is a student id, driver’s license or passport.

Schochor, Federico and Station, P.A. Scholarship

Amount: $5,000

Eligibility: A statement of financial need along with proof of your enrollment in an accredited college or university must be submitted. A letter of recommendation from adviser, professor, or teacher must be provided.

Soft inventive Scholarship

Amount: $1000

Eligibility: Students enrolled in an accredited college or university in a computer science major with a minimum GPA of 3.5, an SAT score of 1250 or ACT score of 28 and is a legal resident of the United States.

Students Affected by Cancer Scholarship

Amount: $1,000

Eligibility: Must be enrolled in, or were accepted to, an accredited college/university in the U.S., 3.0 or higher GPA, either current/former cancer patient or stood by a loved one who was diagnosed with cancer.

The Sure Oak Scholarship

Sleep Titan Scholarship Program

Amount: $1,000

Eligibility: All applicants must be 18 years or older, planning or already pursuing a degree at an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution, 3.0 GPA, be a high school graduate or have a GED, and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

Sprak Design Graphic Design Scholarship

Amount: $500

Eligibility: Students enrolled in an accredited college or university with a major in Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Visual Arts, Graphic Communications, and is a permanent resident of the US or Canada and is at least 18 years old.

The 2018 RN-to-BSN Scholarship

Amount: $2,500

Eligibility: Applicants must already possess a valid RN license or be on track to graduate from an accredited prelicensure program by the summer of 2019. Only one application entry is accepted per student.

The Coachable Scholarship

The Law office of Daniel J. Wright Scholarship

Amount: $1000

Eligibility: Applicant must be currently enrolled in accredited undergraduate, graduate, or professional program in the U.S. and must show strong leadership within their community and maintain a 2.00 GPA.

The Reedsy National Creative Writing Scholarship

Amount: $1,000

Eligibility: Must be United States, Canada, or Australia citizens or permanent residents and accepted to, or currently enrolled in an accredited college, university, or graduate program within the United States, Canada or Australia.

U.S. Army Health Professions Scholarship Program

Amount: Full Tuition, plus a monthly stipend

Eligibility: Be a U.S. citizen with a baccalaureate degree from an accredited school. Be enrolled in or have a letter of acceptance or intent from an accredited graduate program located in the United States or Puerto Rico. Maintain full-time student status during the entire length of a health professional program. Qualify as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army Reserve.

Varsity Tutors Monthly Scholarship Description

Amount: $1,000

Eligibility: Varsity Tutors offers a monthly scholarship contest to students who write the best essay in response to a monthly prompt. The top 5 entries with the most votes will be reviewed by Varsity Tutors and one winner will be chosen.

What Photography Gear Annual Marketing Scholarship

Amount: $1,000

Eligibility: Students currently enrolled or accepted as a full-time student at a university, college, or trade school. Must be majoring in Marketing, International Business, Advertising, Business management, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Project management, Public relations, etc.

Zinda Law Group Scholarship

Amount: $1,000

Eligibility: Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent U.S. Resident, must be enrolled in an accredited college or university and planning on continuing the next semester, or a high school senior planning on attending college after graduation.

Central Florida Foundation

In 1996, the first scholarship fund was established at the Central Florida Foundation. Today, we have awarded nearly $1 million in scholarships through nine unique scholarship funds. These scholarship funds were established by generous donors who wanted to create a lasting impact in the community by providing deserving students support toward achieving their educational and professional goals.

College Fund of Pinellas County, Inc.

The College Fund of Pinellas County, Inc. began helping Pinellas County residents attend college 50 years ago in 1965.

From the beginning, our objectives have been to:

Raise and distribute funds for the assistance of scholastically-qualified Pinellas County residents who are pursuing a college-level education and who demonstrate a need for substantial financial aid; and

Maintain contact with student recipients to support them in their educational pursuits.

Community Foundation for Brevard

The Community Foundation administers a scholarship program that each year helps local students pursue their dreams and goals at colleges and universities. Scholarships allow our donors to invest in the future by helping deserving students pursue higher education. Student’s benefit from the financial assistance as well as the academic recognition of being a scholarship recipient.

Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties

The Community Foundation is one of the largest providers of scholarships in the two county region. We have nearly 100 scholarship funds, established by donors who are committed to education, and often named in the memory of a loved one. Together, we have awarded $7.5 million in scholarship grants since 1983, and helped 1,700 students fufill their college dreams.

Community Foundation of Sarasota County

The Community Foundation of Sarasota County believes an investment in education is an investment in our community's future. We believe that all who wish to further their education and increase future potential for success should have an equal chance to take advantage of the opportunities available to them.

This is why we have a scholarship program that each year helps hundreds of students - high school seniors, current college students, and adult learners - go to college, trade school, or technical college. Along, with the support and passion of our donors, we are able to award over $1.6 million in scholarships each year to students from Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, and DeSoto Counties. Applicants 24 years of age or older (by December 31, 2016) are considered adult learners and are encouraged to explore the foundation's adult learner scholarship program.

Southwest Florida Community Foundation

Thanks to our generous donors contributing to over 70 Scholarship Funds at the Foundation we are able to provide students in Southwest Florida the opportunity to apply for College Scholarships. We awarded 98 individual College Scholarships in 2015 to both high school graduates and undergraduate college students resulting in over $500,000 in financial support to individuals.

Scholarships are available for high school seniors wanting to continue their education at the vocational/technical school level, university or community college, as well as for undergraduate and graduate students continuing their post-secondary education.